Thunderstorm Rain
After the victory in Nanjing, Li reported his finding of Hong's body to Viceroy of Liangjiang, Zeng Guofan, and commander Zeng Guoquan and sought their advice as to the disposition of such an important find.
Zeng Guofan viewed the body and after a few minutes of silence he ordered that the body not to be transported to Beijing as was customary, but would be burned immediately. Based on this action, Zeng is not a traitor (Hanjian).
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